Support



May 2, 1933- w. G. CHRISTIE SUPPORT Filed May 26, 1932 Patented May 2,1933 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE WALTER e. CHRISTIE, or DENVER,coroaano, AssIeNoa T WILL ROSS, ING, or MILWAUKEE, wIsooNsm, Acoarona'rron or WISCONSIN surroa'r Application filed May 26, 1932.Serial No. 613,655.

This invention relates to supports and more particularly to a supportfor use in hospitals or the like adapted to maintain a liquid containerabove a patient.

In stands heretofore used in hospitals to maintain liquid containerssuch as food containers and irrigating pans above a patient lying on acot, a movable frame has been utilized which is mounted on castors.,.This

is obviously cumbersome and subject to being knocked over and is furtherdifficult to store when not in use.

The present invention contemplates a stand which is readily adjustableon the end of a bed or a hospital cot, which is light and compact andwhich may be readily adjusted to vary the height of the container abovethe bed.

. It is another object of the present invention to produce a supportadapted to be fastened between parallel rod members to support an objectthereabove.

It is a further object of the present invention to produce a supportwhich will permit of ready adjustment in position on the frame of a bedor other frame without the necessity of complicated systems of stays;and other objects will become apparent upon consideration of thefollowing specification.

lustrated in the accompanying drawing and will be hereinafter fullydescribed, the invention residing in certain novel features which willbe particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a perspective View of one end of a hospital cot showing thesupport embodying the present invention applied theret0; and

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the support embodying presentinvention, parts thereof being broken away to more clearly illustratecertain other parts.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which like numerals indicatelike parts throughout both views, the cot 10 has an end frame 11 forsupporting the bed springs in the usual manner, the end frame comprisinga pair of vertical posts 1212 bent in A structure embodying theinvention is i1-- the form of an inverted U with the closed end 13thereof forming the upper edge of the end frame. A connecting bar 14joins the posts 12 near the open end of the U and supplies a support fora plurality of vertical members 15 running between the members 13 and14.

The support comprising the present invention may be mounted on the endframe 11 and consists of a tubular inember 20 of length somewhat greaterthan the distance between the parallel members 13 and 14.

A single upturned hook member 22 is fixedly attached in the lower end ofthe tubular member 20 and is covered with rubber 23 to protect the endframe 11 of the bed against scratching. The hook 22 is adapted to catchunder the cross piece 14 to hold the lower end of the support againstmovement.

A shelf 25 is slidably mounted on the sleeve 20 and extends outwardlyfrom both sides thereof. A pair of downturned hook members 28 and 29 areprovided at the opposite ends of the shelf 25 to hook over the uppermember 13 of the end frame 11.

As in the case of the upturned hook 22, the hooks 28 may be rubbercovered as shown at 30 to prevent marring of the enamel on the endframe. To further prevent marring, a rubber facing 33 is provided on theshelf 25 which faces the end frame 11.

A collar 35 is adjustably mounted on the sleeve 20 below the shelf 25through. a thumb screw 36, the collar 35 forming a limit for thedownward movement of the shelf 25 on the sleeve 20. A second collar 38is adjustably mounted above the sleeve 20 through a thumb screw 39 andforms a seat for a compression spring 40 which presses between thecollar 38 and the shelf 25 to constantly urge the shelfinto itslowermost position on the collar 35.

The provision :of the spring 40 eliminates the necessity for set screwswhich must be set each time it is desired to adjust the frame on thebed, since it is merely necessary to hook the hook 22 under the crosspiece 14, raise the shelf 25 against the action of the spring 40 andhook the downwardly turned hook over the upper cnoss piece 13 of the endframe, the spring 40 maintaining the frame in set 100 position on theend of the bed. It will also be noted that the collar 38 may be set atthe proper point for any given set of conditions and the support set upor removed at will 3 without further adjustment being necessary. Acollar 43 is fixedly attached to the upper end of the sleeve 20 andmounts a thumb screw 45, the screw 45 adjusting the position of a rod 50within the sleeve 20. The rod 50 1 has a goose neck hook 52 having anupturned retaining portion 53 on the outer end thereof over which aliquid container such as an ir-, rigating pan or a food container may behooked, the height of the container above the bed being adjustablethrough the rod 50 and the thumb screw 45.

Having thus described the invention, it will be seen that there has beenprovided a rela-' tively simple support of general utility, which isparticularly adapted for hospital use or other positions where it isdesired to support an article above a bed, chair or other like supportand it is realized that the invention is susceptible to various changesand modifications coming well within the scope of one skilled in theart, and it is not, therefore, desired to limit the invention to theprecise form herein shown and described, but only by the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device to support an article from a frame comprising a tubularmember, an upturned hook on the lower end of said tubular member, across piece slidably mounted on said tubular member, a pair ofdownturned hook members carried on the opposite ends of said crosspiece, an abutment on said tubular member to limit the downward movementof said cross piece, a second abutment above said cross piece adjustably mounted on said tubular member, a spring mounted on said tubularmember between said second abutment and said cross piece constantlyurg-- ing said cross piece against said first named abutment, a rodslidably mounted in said tubular member, means to adjust the position ofthe rod within said tubular member and an article supporting hook on theupper end of said rod adapted to hold an article.

2. A device to support an article from a frame having spaced members,comprising a supporting rodof greater length than the distance betweenthe spaced frame members, a fixed hook at one end of the rod to engageone of said frame members, a hook structure slidable on the rod at adistance from the fixed hook and engageable with the other frame member,an abutment adjustably said hook structure, an expansive spring slidablyengaged over the supporting rod and confined between said adjustableabutment and the hook structure to yieldably urge the hook structuretoward the fixed hook, the adj ustability of the abutment, spring, andhook structure enabling the adaptation of the device to frames in whichthe spaced members are at different distances apart, and an articlesupporting hook mounted from the upper end of the supporting rodtosupport an article in an elevated position.

3. A device to support an article from a frame having spaced members,comprising a main supporting rod of greater length than the-distancebetween the spaced frame members, a. fixed hook at one end of the mainsupporting rod engageable with one of said frame members, an adjustablehook assembly carried by the main supporting rod at a distance from thefixed hook to engage the other frame member, said adjustable hookassembly comprising a member slidable on the main supporting rod andhaving a hook to engage over the frame member, a first abutment, adjustable on the main supporting rod to limit the movement of said memberhaving the hook in one direction, a second abutment adjustable on themain supporting rod, and a spring slidable on the supporting rod andconfined between said second abutment and the member having the hook toyieldably urge said member having the hook toward the fixed hook, and anarticle supporting hook on the end of the main supporting rod remotefrom the fixed hook.

4. A device to support an article from a frame having spaced members,comprising a main supporting rod, a hook at one end of the rodengageablewith one of said spaced frame members, an adjustable hook assembly onthe supporting rod at a distance from said hook and comprising a pair ofspaced abutments on the main supporting rod, an element slidable on themain supporting rod between the spaced abutments and having a secondhook engageable with the other frame ment her, and an expansive springcoiled about the main supporting rod and confined between one of saidspaced abutments and said slidable element to yieldably urge saidelement and the second hook carried thereby toward the first hook, saidspaced abutments being adjustable on the main supporting rod to permitadjustment of the adjustable book assembly to accommodate differentdistances between the frame members, and article ca'rrying means carriedby the main supporting ro In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix mysignature.

' WALTER G. CHRISTIE.

mounted on the supporting rod outwardly of

